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Oolaf and the Golden Book

Viking Adventures: Oolaf & the Golden Book

Bold and daring adventures of boy hero Oolaf in the world of Vikings! Viking Adventures are thrilling stories mixing that perfect match of fantasy and history. Join the crazy world of Oolaf and his friends as he stirs up trouble in the Viking village and suddenly a simple joke becomes something far more dangerous... The Viking Adventures series are color-illustrated first chapter books, pitched perfectly for children aged 6-8 years or readers in key stage 2. Andy Elkerton is a highly talented il

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Oolaf the Hero

Viking Adventures: Oolaf the Hero

Bold and daring adventures of boy hero Oolaf in the world of Vikings! Viking Adventures are thrilling stories mixing that perfect match of fantasy and history. Join the crazy world of Oolaf and his friends as he stirs up trouble in the Viking village and suddenly a simple joke becomes something far more dangerous... The Viking Adventures series are color-illustrated first chapter books, pitched perfectly for children aged 6-8 years or readers in key stage 2. Andy Elkerton is a highly talented il

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the World to the West

Viking Adventures: The World to the West

Bold and daring adventures of boy hero Oolaf in the world of Vikings! Viking Adventures are thrilling stories mixing that perfect match of fantasy and history. Join Oolaf as he embarks on a voyage to strange new lands involving storms, shipwrecks and a herd of angry bison! The Viking Adventures series are color-illustrated first chapter books, pitched perfectly for children aged 6-8 years or readers in key stage 2. Andy Elkerton is a highly talented illustrator who has now turned his hand to wri

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Viking Folk & Fairy Tales

The source for many of the stories of Hans Christan Andersen and Brothers Grimm, the Viking storytelling heritage offers a lively conversation with the natural world. Character-forming moral fables, Viking and Nordic folk and fairy tales take the magic of the natural world and combine it with the practical common sense of the everyday. Good folk are rewarded for their hard work, the honest and the faithful are valued by the gods: treasured tales from Hans Christian Andersen, such as 'The Little

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Vikings In The Attic

Growing up with Swedish and Norwegian grandparents with a dash of Danish thrown in for balance, Eric Dregni thought Scandinavians were perfectly normal. Who doesn’t enjoy a good, healthy salad (Jell-O packed with canned fruit, colored marshmallows, and pretzels) or perhaps some cod soaked in drain cleaner as the highlights of Christmas? Only later did it dawn on him that perhaps this was just a little strange, but by then it was far too late; he was hooked and a dyed-in-the-wool Scandinavian him

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Wellbeing Journal: Creative Activities to Inspire

Explore your inner world and be inspired with The Wellbeing Journal. Developed in partnership with Mind, the mental health charity, each page of this gorgeous journal has been thoughtfully crafted. It includes activities, coloring, drawing prompts, contemplative quotes, and lots of space for you to write about your own thoughts, feelings, and experiences. Creativity and reflection can have a powerful, positive influence on our lives. Now, with The Wellbeing Journal, you can enjoy practicing thes

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Who Was Leif Erikson?

The son of an important Viking chieftain named Erik the Red A sailor and explorer from Greenland The first European to set foot on North America Hold on to your Viking helmets as you learn about the first known European to set foot on North America! Leif Erikson was born to be an explorer. His father, Erik the Red, had established the first European settlement in present-day Greenland, and although he didn’t yet know it, Leif was destined to embark on an adventure of his own. The wise and striki

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Why Kings and Queens Don't Wear Crowns

Why Kings and Queens Don't Wear Crowns is Princess Märtha Louise's own story about King Haakon, Queen Maud and little Prince Olav who came to Norway 100 years ago to become the new Norwegian Royal Family. When little Prince Olav and his family arrive in Norway from Denmark, the little prince wants to do the same things as other Norwegian children. It soon becomes apparent, however, that building snowmen, sledding, and skiing are difficult to do while wearing a crown! What's a little prince to do

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Windmills Activity Book

This activity book provides hours of fun and education with 48 drawings of windmills from around the world to color. The mills were built in the 1700s and 1800s. Many have been restored for visitors today. Learn a little history for each mill, from New England, the American Midwest, West Coast, Texas, Maryland, and Virginia, and across the Atlantic to mills in Belgium, France, the Netherlands, Ireland, England, Portugal, and Greece. Together with your children, learn curious facts, including the

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Windmills and Wind Motors

Free, clean, and sustainable energy: wind power is an essential resource everyone can harness. This comprehensive and compact historical work provides everything you need to learn about the theory and construction of everyday windmills, from small ones intended solely as models to those large enough to generate electricity. Powell provides all the necessities to get you on your way, including detailed, step-by-step instructions, illustrations, and designs for every part of the project. Types of

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Winter Fortress

A New York Times Bestseller now available in paperback! From the internationally acclaimed, best-selling author of Hunting Eichmann and The Perfect Mile, an epic adventure and spy story about the greatest act of sabotage in all of World War II.. It’s 1942 and the Nazis are racing to be the first to build a weapon unlike any known before. They have the physicists, they have the uranium, and now all their plans depend on amassing a single ingredient: heavy water, which is produced in Norway’s Vemo

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Winter Wishes Notecards

Kirsten Sevig is an illustrator originally from Minnesota who loves to paint patterns into portable journals using a travel watercolor set. Without sketching or planning, she fills the blank pages. These cards were inspired by wishes for our world and a photograph of winter in Kiruna, Sweden by Norlig Photo. Kirsten now lives in lovely Vermont with her family. To see what Kirsten is making now, you can follow her on Instagram. @kirstensevig This elegant folio includes 8 cards (2 each of 4 design

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